Withings, maker of smart scales, activity trackers, wireless blood pressure cuffs, and other devices, has released a new in-app offering to better interpret blood pressure readings. The Hy-Result algorithms were developed at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris to replicate how a physician would study the numbers. In a recent study in Blood Pressure Monitoring Journal, the Hy-Result software showed a nearly 90% correlation with physicians’ classifications of patients’ BP status.
Now the same algorithms are available for $5 to anyone using a Withings wireless BP cuff in the form of an in-app purchase within the iOS Health Mate app. The software performs three BP measurements in the morning and evening for five consecutive days. After the measurement period, the software combines the readings with entered data such as age, pre-existing conditions, drugs taken, and other parameters. This boils down to an overall score and a set of suggestions that the patient can follow and also share with their personal physician for a review.
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Related study in Blood Pressure Monitoring Journal: Automated interpretation of home blood pressure assessment (Hy-Result software) versus physician’s assessment: a validation study…